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Flag Coat of Arms
Official name: Regiao Autonoma dos Acores
Name origin: acor , Portuguese for species of rapier bird, erroneously identified as goshawks; also derivation from the word for blue
Motto: Antes morrer livres que em paz sujeitos ( Rather die as free men than be enslaved in peace )
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?????????????????	Azores
??????	Atlantic Ocean
Subregion	Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Position	Azores Platform
????	Corvo , Faial , Flores , Graciosa, Pico , Sao Jorge , Sao Miguel , Santa Maria , Terceira
??????	Angra do Heroismo , Horta , Lagoa , Lajes das Flores , Lajes do Pico , Madalena , Nordeste , Povoacao , Praia da Vitoria, Ponta Delgada , Ribeira Grande , Santa Cruz da Graciosa , Santa Cruz das Flores , Sao Roque , Vila do Corvo , Vila do Porto , Vila Franca do Campo
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????????????	Ponta Delgada
- center	Sao Jose
- elevation
- coordinates	37°44′28″N 25°40′32″W  /  37.74111°N 25.67556°W  / 37.74111; -25.67556
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- elevation
- coordinates	38°28′19″N 28°51′50″W  /  38.47194°N 28.86389°W  / 38.47194; -28.86389
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- location	?????????????????
- elevation
???????	2,346  ??.??.  (906  ??.???? )
Population	246,746 ( 2011 ) Estimate
Density	100.28 / km² (260 / sq mi )
Settlement	15 ??????? 1432
- Administrative autonomy	c. 1895
- Political autonomy	4 September 1976
Discovery	c. 1427
-  Santa Maria	c. 1427
-  Sao Miguel	c. 1428
Management
- location	Assembleia Regional, Rua Marcelino Lima, Horta , Faial
- elevation
- coordinates	38°32′6″N 28°37′51″W  /  38.53500°N 28.63083°W  / 38.53500; -28.63083
Government
- location	Palacio de Santana, Rua Jose Jacome Correia, Ponta Delgada , Sao Miguel
- elevation
- coordinates	37°44′52″N 25°40′19″W  /  37.74778°N 25.67194°W  / 37.74778; -25.67194
President (Government)	Vasco Cordeiro ( PS )
- President (Assembleia)	Ana Luis ( PS )
Timezone	Azores ( UTC-1 )
- summer (DST)	Azores EST ( UTC0 )
ISO 3166-2 code	PT-20
Postal code	9XXX-XXX
Area code	(+351) 292 XX XX XX
ccTLD	.pt
Demonym	Azorean
Patron Saint	Espirito Santo
Holiday	51st day (Monday) following Easter (Dia da Regiao Autonoma dos Acores)
Anthem	A Portuguesa  (national) Hino dos Acores  (regional)
Currency	Euro (€) [4]
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Drive	right-side
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Wikimedia Commons: Azores
Statistics: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica [5]
Website: http://www.azores.gov.pt/
Geographic detail from CAOP (2010) [6] produced by Instituto Geografico Portugues (IGP)

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